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Shetler claims he met Officer Reed day before shooting, discussed selling him firewood

An investigator who interviewed Ray Shetler Jr. after the shooting testified Tuesday that Shelter told him he had met officer Lloyd Reed just one day before the shooting.The investigator read from notes he took during the interview, revealing Shetler said they discussed selling firewood, and that he had "seen Reed around and had no problem with him."Shetler also reportedly told the investigator if he'd known he shot an officer, he would have taken his own life.A doctor who performed an autopsy on Reed also testified. She told the court Reed died two to three minutes after being shot. She stated a bullet pierced his left ventricle.Paramedics who treated Ray Shetler Jr. after his apprehension testified on day three of the capital murder trial.Brandon Stave, recalled his interaction with Shetler at 3 a.m. after the six-hour manhunt, when he treated him for a gunshot wound to his shoulder.Stave stated Shetler was "belligerent" and showed "no remorse." Stave also told the court Shetler told him he was "out cutting wood when he noticed someone trespassing on his property and shot him, but he didn't know it was a cop." He said Shetler told him later he "wished more cops would have come after him" and that he "ran out of bullets."A female paramedic who also treated Shetler said he was polite to her. She said he also kept asking her if it was true that he killed an officer.The prosecution spent a large part of the day going through evidence, showing the court bullet fragments taken from Officer Reed's body and autopsy photos showing the bullet entered near Reed's left armpit and exited through his right arm.Shetler's girlfriend, Kristen Luther, who was in court for the first time Monday, got emotional when the photos were shown.On Friday jurors traveled to the home where Officer Lloyd Reed was gunned down.Police blocked off Ligonier Street and several agencies could be seen patrolling the area to ensure safety.Shetler stood outside his former home for the first time since the shooting, alongside those who will decide whether he's guilty of murder. Jurors were asked to walk the yard, taking notice of where Shetler is believed to have fired the rifle and where Officer Reed collapsed.Back in court Friday afternoon, Jeffrey Keiser, who managed security at Conemaugh Generating Station, described his encounter with Shetler hours after the shooting, when he spotted him trying to break into an excavator. Keiser stated that Shetler "charged at him" when he noticed he was following him, and was screaming expletives at him. Keiser stayed on the phone with troopers until they arrived and took Shetler into custody. He also claims Shetler told troopers "he shot me," referring to Keiser.The jury also watched video footage taken from a State Police trooper's car in the aftermath of the shooting. In it you can hear Shetler's girlfriend, Kristen Luther, hysterically telling the trooper, "I thought he was kidding when he said he would shoot me and him," and "He's drunk! He's drunk! Oh, my God, I can't believe he shot somebody."Attorney Marc Daffner told jurors during his opening statement Thursday that he knows most of them are already convinced his client, Ray Shetler Jr., is guilty of murder.In fact, he said, he thought so too.When he heard the news that Officer Lloyd Reed was killed while responding to a domestic dispute call in New Florence in November 2015, Daffner hoped Shetler wouldn't call him and says he turned the man down several times.Saying he agrees with the evidence, not the accusation, Daffner told jurors that he would prove why it happened. He told them, "This could be a case of self-defense," and claimed that Shetler never posed a threat.However, Westmoreland County District Attorney John Peck told the jury that Shetler deliberately and knowingly killed Reed. Peck walked jurors through the events that led up to the shooting before calling several witnesses to testify.A key witness, Justin Dickert, who was the second officer to arrive at the scene, described hearing Reed fire around five shots, then hearing louder return fire. He then saw Reed collapse as he tried to take cover behind a tree.An investigator who testified said that Shetler fired three shots at Reed from a .270 caliber rifle, with the third shot penetrating Reed's bulletproof vest and striking the officer in the chest.Other witnesses included Kevin Smith, who was the third officer to arrive after the shooting, and a neighbor who tried to render aid to Reed.The prosecution plans to call one more witness Wednesday morning before it rests.

GREENSBURG, Pa. —

An investigator who interviewed Ray Shetler Jr. after the shooting testified Tuesday that Shelter told him he had met officer Lloyd Reed just one day before the shooting.

The investigator read from notes he took during the interview, revealing Shetler said they discussed selling firewood, and that he had "seen Reed around and had no problem with him."

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Shetler also reportedly told the investigator if he'd known he shot an officer, he would have taken his own life.

A doctor who performed an autopsy on Reed also testified. She told the court Reed died two to three minutes after being shot. She stated a bullet pierced his left ventricle.

Paramedics who treated Ray Shetler Jr. after his apprehension testified on day three of the capital murder trial.

Brandon Stave, recalled his interaction with Shetler at 3 a.m. after the six-hour manhunt, when he treated him for a gunshot wound to his shoulder.

Stave stated Shetler was "belligerent" and showed "no remorse." Stave also told the court Shetler told him he was "out cutting wood when he noticed someone trespassing on his property and shot him, but he didn't know it was a cop." He said Shetler told him later he "wished more cops would have come after him" and that he "ran out of bullets."A female paramedic who also treated Shetler said he was polite to her. She said he also kept asking her if it was true that he killed an officer.

The prosecution spent a large part of the day going through evidence, showing the court bullet fragments taken from Officer Reed's body and autopsy photos showing the bullet entered near Reed's left armpit and exited through his right arm.

Shetler's girlfriend, Kristen Luther, who was in court for the first time Monday, got emotional when the photos were shown.

On Friday jurors traveled to the home where Officer Lloyd Reed was gunned down.Police blocked off Ligonier Street and several agencies could be seen patrolling the area to ensure safety.

Shetler stood outside his former home for the first time since the shooting, alongside those who will decide whether he's guilty of murder. Jurors were asked to walk the yard, taking notice of where Shetler is believed to have fired the rifle and where Officer Reed collapsed.

Back in court Friday afternoon, Jeffrey Keiser, who managed security at Conemaugh Generating Station, described his encounter with Shetler hours after the shooting, when he spotted him trying to break into an excavator. Keiser stated that Shetler "charged at him" when he noticed he was following him, and was screaming expletives at him. Keiser stayed on the phone with troopers until they arrived and took Shetler into custody. He also claims Shetler told troopers "he shot me," referring to Keiser.

The jury also watched video footage taken from a State Police trooper's car in the aftermath of the shooting. In it you can hear Shetler's girlfriend, Kristen Luther, hysterically telling the trooper, "I thought he was kidding when he said he would shoot me and him," and "He's drunk! He's drunk! Oh, my God, I can't believe he shot somebody."

Attorney Marc Daffner told jurors during his opening statement Thursday that he knows most of them are already convinced his client, Ray Shetler Jr., is guilty of murder.In fact, he said, he thought so too.

When he heard the news that Officer Lloyd Reed was killed while responding to a domestic dispute call in New Florence in November 2015, Daffner hoped Shetler wouldn't call him and says he turned the man down several times.

Saying he agrees with the evidence, not the accusation, Daffner told jurors that he would prove why it happened. He told them, "This could be a case of self-defense," and claimed that Shetler never posed a threat.

However, Westmoreland County District Attorney John Peck told the jury that Shetler deliberately and knowingly killed Reed. Peck walked jurors through the events that led up to the shooting before calling several witnesses to testify.

A key witness, Justin Dickert, who was the second officer to arrive at the scene, described hearing Reed fire around five shots, then hearing louder return fire. He then saw Reed collapse as he tried to take cover behind a tree.

An investigator who testified said that Shetler fired three shots at Reed from a .270 caliber rifle, with the third shot penetrating Reed's bulletproof vest and striking the officer in the chest.

Other witnesses included Kevin Smith, who was the third officer to arrive after the shooting, and a neighbor who tried to render aid to Reed.

The prosecution plans to call one more witness Wednesday morning before it rests.